Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Ăn se sẻ đẻ ăn voi

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Meaning · English

Small actions lead to greater opportunities

Literally: Eat sparrows give birth to eat elephants

Examples

Nếu anh ấy làm tốt công việc nhỏ này, thì có thể sẽ được giao việc lớn hơn, ăn se sẻ đẻ ăn voi màIf he does well with this small task, he may be assigned a bigger one, as the saying goes, eat sparrows give birth to eat elephants

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ăn se sẻ đẻ ăn voi” mean?

Small actions lead to greater opportunities Literally: Eat sparrows give birth to eat elephants

Is “Ăn se sẻ đẻ ăn voi” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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